Westend61 The Covid-19 pandemic has been a financial boon for some and a catastrophe for others. Now those effects are showing up in one more place: anticipated retirement dates. The pandemic has prompted 35% of Americans to change the age when they anticipate retiring, a recent survey from Northwestern Mutual found. More from Personal Finance:If
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St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard advocated Tuesday for the central bank to be aggressive as it starts winding down its monthly bond-buying program in case inflation becomes a larger problem. In a CNBC interview, the Fed official said he thinks it’s a 50-50 chance that the current inflation pressures are transitory, so policymakers
A pedestrian crosses a road in front of residential buildings in Beijing, China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley has upgraded China’s property sector to “attractive,” even as worried investors are watching closely to see if debt-saddled Evergrande might default, and whether there will be contagion. The U.S. investment bank said it
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In this article TSLA People look at a Tesla Model Y car at a Tesla showroom in Beijing on January 5, 2021. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images Tesla released a new version of its experimental driver assistance software, which it has dubbed Full Self-Driving Beta 10.2, according to an email the company sent
In this article SIG Signage for Kay Jewelers, a subsidiary of Signet Jewelers Ltd., is displayed on the exterior of a store in New York. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Signet Jewelers on Tuesday said it agreed to buy the off-mall jewelry chain Diamonds Direct USA for $490 million in cash, in a bid
A graphic rendering of a Pelican satellite. Planet Earth imaging and data specialist Planet Labs on Tuesday announced a new line of imagery satellites, called Pelican, as the company prepares to go public later this year. The Pelican satellites are meant to upgrade Planet’s existing constellation of 21 SkySat satellites in orbit, with launches beginning
Hinterhaus Productions Women gave birth to fewer children during the Covid-19 pandemic. If these low U.S. birth rates continue, it could have a lasting economic impact, including retirement and Social Security benefits. The total fertility rate has been declining for years. In 1964, women of childbearing age had an average of 3.2 children. By 1974,
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) now estimates that the federal government received $370 billion in corporate tax revenue over the past year (fiscal year 2021), matching the record high level from 2007. This is a 75 percent increase over the previous year’s total, reflecting a rebound in corporate profits and the broader economy. This year’s
Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of ARK Investment Management LLC, speaks during the Skybridge Capital SALT New York 2021 conference in New York City, September 13, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Closely followed innovation investor Cathie Wood said they migration trend playing out in her own company is further evidence that investors should fear deflation
Residential single family homes construction by KB Home are shown under construction in the community of Valley Center, California, June 3, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters Anyone out house hunting right now knows the pickings are slim, the competition is fierce and the prices are high, but one analyst claims there are actually too many
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A wife adjusts her husband’s mask before entering a shop in Hampshire, England, UK Peter Titmuss | Collection Mix: Subjects | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K government’s approach to tackling the coronavirus outbreak at the start of the pandemic has been called one of the country’s worst ever public health failures, following an inquiry
Ariel Skelley | DigitalVision | Getty Images If you’re remodeling your kitchen, you probably turn to a licensed contractor. Planning an expensive European vacation or Hawaiian honeymoon? You may very well have a travel agent handle the booking. So, why, when planning your financial future, wouldn’t you seek out professional help? It’s common sense. Yet
Aimstock | Getty Images Don’t overlook required minimum distributions from your retirement accounts this year. After being waived for 2020, those RMDs — amounts you must take each year from most retirement accounts once you reach a certain age — are again in force for 2021. That’s in addition to the RMD age changing to
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 04, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading on Monday after Wall Street kicked off the week on a sour note. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 20
Dr. Scott Gottlieb explained why he’s optimistic about Merck‘s Covid antiviral pill after the drugmaker asked the Food and Drug Administration Monday to authorize its pill to treat people with mild to moderate Covid symptoms. “The topline data from this Merck study was probably the best treatment effect we’ve seen from orally available antiviral drug